TABLE 3.

Hierarchical regressions examining maternal resting RSA and phasic RSA change as predictors of overall parenting behaviors and overall parenting continency while statistically controlling for resting and/or phasic respiration.

	Dependent variables
	Overall parenting behaviors					Overall parenting contingency
	ΔR 2/β	b	SE	95% CI		ΔR 2/β	b	SE	95% CI
Step 1 ΔR 2	0.20					0.15
Resting RSA	0.26*	1.03*	0.41	0.06	0.46	0.19	0.50	0.28	−0.02	0.39
Resting respiration	−0.02	−0.04	0.18	−0.23	0.18	−0.11	−0.13	0.13	−0.32	0.10
Step 2 ΔR 2
Resting RSA	0.34**	1.46**	0.46	0.13	0.55	0.25*	0.67*	0.30	0.03	0.46
Resting respiration	−0.16	−0.29	0.19	−0.36	0.04	−0.19	−0.21	0.12	−0.39	0.02
Phasic RSA change	0.31*	1.77*	0.71	0.06	0.55	0.22	0.78	0.46	−0.04	0.47
Phasic respiration	0.06	0.16	0.25	−0.13	0.25	0.06	0.10	0.16	−0.13	0.25